Tuesday 31 May 2016

Chapter One

Drawing methods
Marks using crayons and pencils taken from sky and water images
Image 1. 1.1     Image 1. 1.2     Image 1. 1.3
Image 1.1.1 – Crayon        1.1.2 – Felt tip pen             1.1.3 – Drawing pen
Image 1. 1.4     Image 1. 1.5     Image 1. 1.6
Image 1.1.4 – Pastel          1.1.5 – Thick felt pen          1.1.6 – Wax crayon

Image 1. 2.1     Image 1.2.2
Image 1.2.1 - Felt tip & Markel stick   1.2.2 – Crayons
Image 1. 2.3     Image 1. 2.4
Image 1.2.3 – Pastels        1.2.4 Crayon and drawing pen

Frottage – various rubbings of string taken using wax crayon
Image 1. 3     Image 1.3.1
Image 1.3 – String on cardboard  1.3.1 – layers of rubbing from string
Image 1.3.2     Image 1.3.3     Image 1.3.4
Image 1.3.2 – Diagonal lines. 1.3.3 – Short diagonal lines. 1.3.4 – Groups of short lines
Image 1.3.5     Image 1.3.6     Image 1.3.7    Image 1. 3.8
Image 1.3.5 – Spirals.  1.3.6 – Wavy lines.  1.3.7 – Side of crayon. 1.3.8 – Scribbled lines

Sgrafitto – two surfaces applied on top of each other and top one scratched away with a tooth pick.
Image 1. 4.1     Image 1.4.2
Image 1.4.1 – Crayon & Markel stick.  1.4.2 – Wax crayon

Resist method
Image 1.5.1 Image 1.5.2Image 1.5.3
  Image 1.5.1, 1.5.2 & 1.5.3  – Markel stick covered with blue ink
Image 1.5.4
Image 1.5.4

Discharge – Walnut ink crystals on paper then discharged with bleach when dry.
Image 1.6.1     Image 1.6.2
  Image 1.6.1, 1.6.2
Image 1.6.3   Image 1.6.4
Images 1.6.3 & 1.6.4

Transparent surfaces
Image 1.7.1     Image 1.7.2
Image 1.7.1  – emulsion paint applied with sponge on sheet of acetate. 
Image 1.7.2 - emulsion paint applied over stencilled shape using a plastic card, sponge and textured stamp on sheet of acetate.
Image 1.7.3     Image 1.7.4
Image 1.7.3 – threads and beads sandwiched between a folded sheet of acetate.  Acetate sandwiched between baking parchment before warm iron applied to seal.
Image 1.7.4 – emulsion paint applied to bubble wrap.

Some of these samples have been more successful than others but hopefully I have followed the instructions and produced the correct results.  Some of the rubbings in 1.3 were super but some not so good – perhaps a heavier weight of paper would have helped.  I always enjoy discharge as you end up with interesting colours and never really know what to expect when the bleach is applied.

Tuesday 10 May 2016

Module 6– Creative Conservation

Introduction

This module is about the study of the colours within sea and sky and below I have made a collection of some paintings that interest me and photos that I have taken.

In 1998 I went to an exhibition by Jonathan Miller at the National Gallery entitled “On Reflection”.  I thoroughly enjoyed this exhibition and bought the catalogue.  There were a number of examples of reflections in mirrors, windows, shiny bowls and also in water.  Here are some examples:

Burne Jones Study for the Mirror of Venus      Caillebotte - L'Yerres in the Rain 1875
Burne-Jones Study for Mirror of Venus      Caillebotte – L’Yerres in the Rain
Carter Bresson Place d l'Europe in the Rain 1932                        Escher Rippled Surface 1950
Carter-Bresson Place de l’Europe in the Rain    Escher – Rippled surface

Another exhibition that I enjoyed many years ago at the Royal Academy was Monet in the ‘90s in which they exhibited series of his paintings and it is interesting to see how the skies all differ depending on the time of year or the time of day.  Again I have taken these images from the catalogue I bought at the time.
Monet 1    Monet 1 a   Monet 1 b
Monet 2   Monet 2 a   Monet 2 b
Monet 3   Monet 3 d   Monet 3a  
Three images taken from the internet showing Turner’s skies.
Turner 2  Turner 1  Turner 3

Here is a selection of images I have taken, some recently and some from my files.
Wadswick sunset 2   Wadswick sunset   Wadswick sunset 3
Wadswick sunsets
Urchfont sunset   Gujarat sunset   J's sunset by horses
Urchfont,  Gujarat,   Jasper’s photo, Gujarat
Castle Bijapur sun set 2   Castle Bijapur sun set 3   Castle Bijapur sun set
Castle Bijapur
Bowerhill sunset   Bowerhill sunset 1   Bowerhill sunset 2
Bowerhill sunset 4   Bowerhill sunset 3  
Bowerhill sunset
Walk clouds 1   Walk clouds 2
Clouds on walk  
Bruge canal 1   Bruge canal 2  
From a barge in Bruge  
Corsham 6   Corsham 7
Corsham 4   Corsham 5
Corsham 2   Corsham 1
Lake at Corsham Court on windy day
Belton 6   Belton 5
Belton 1   Belton 8
Belton 9   Belton 7
Waterfall at Belton House, Grantham
Pultney weir
Pultney Weir, Bath